Drinking water stations with addresses in Preston and their reported violations in the past:
TOWN OF PRESTON (Population served: 566, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (AUG-17-2000), St Public Notif requested (AUG-17-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (AUG-17-2000), St Public Notif received (AUG-23-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
KLEIN/WACHTER PROPERTIES/NELPINE HEIGHTS (Address: 7453 TODDS WHARF ROAD, Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In OCT-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-30-2005)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In DEC-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (FEB-28-2003)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-14-1999), St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2000 and JAN-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (NOV-29-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (JAN-30-2002)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1997 and NOV-05-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from FEB-20-2001 to AUG-13-2001), St Compliance achieved (NOV-05-2001)
- 40 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
PRETTYMAN MANOR M.H.P. (Population served: 100, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In SEP-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (OCT-05-1999), St Public Notif requested (OCT-05-1999), St Public Notif received (OCT-29-1999), St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-1999)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In APR-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (OCT-31-1999)
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-2002 and JUL-02-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-17-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-17-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUL-02-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (SEP-10-2003)
MARSH CREEK MOBILE HOME PARK (Population served: 35, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- Public Education - Between JAN-01-1999 and MAY-20-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-12-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-20-2002)
- OCCT Study Recommendation - Between JAN-01-1999 and OCT-10-2003, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-12-2002), St Compliance achieved (OCT-10-2003)
Past monitoring violations:
- Initial Water Quality Parameter WQP M&R - Between JAN-1999 and DEC-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-12-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-09-2002)
- Initial, Follow-up, or Routine SOWT M&R - Between JAN-01-1999 and MAY-09-2002, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (FEB-12-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-09-2002)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-01-1998 and NOV-01-2001, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAR-28-2000), St Public Notif requested (FEB-20-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (2 times from FEB-20-2001 to AUG-13-2001), St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-2001)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Preston that have no violations reported:
- WORM BROS MLC YELLO HILL WASH (Population served: 45, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WORM BROTHERS MLC SITE #2 (Population served: 34, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WORM BROTHERS MLC SITE #1 (Population served: 28, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WORM MLC YELLOW HILL KITCHEN (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  4.9% | | Whole state: |  8.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 1.6% | | Whole state: | 4.2% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Preston, MD
Preston compared to Maryland state average:
- Median household income above state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- House age above state average.
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Banks with branches in Preston (2009 data):
- Provident State Bank, Inc.: at Main Street, branch established on 1904-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $239.5 mil, Deposits: $197.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Psb Holding Corp.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Caroline County Maryland:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (53%)
- Electricity (44%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Preston
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Southern Baptist Convention | The Wesleyan Church | Church of the Nazarene |
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| Adherents | 36.7% | 32.0% | 7.0% | 6.6% | 3.7% |
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| Congregations | 47.3% | 5.5% | 7.3% | 12.7% | 3.6% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Church of the Brethren | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1.5% | 4.5% |
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| Congregations | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 3.6% | 14.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
1 | $2,913 | $34,956 | 1 | $563 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $272 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
2 | $6,120 | $36,720 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $3,910 | $23,460 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,380 | $28,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,380 | $28,560 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $17,703 | $30,348 | 4 | $835 |
Preston government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $65,000
All Other: $7,000
- Construction - Financial Administration: $5,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $85,000
General - Other: $69,000
Water Utilities: $67,000
Sewerage: $53,000
General Public Buildings: $18,000
Central Staff Services: $8,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $4,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $18,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $5,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $46,000
All Other: $7,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $175,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $111,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Water Utilities: $170,000
Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $99,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $12,000
Water Utilities: $5,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $12,000
Interest Earnings: $7,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $3,000
General - Other: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $735,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $62,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $77,000
All Other: $17,000
- Tax - Property: $116,000
NEC: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $137,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000
8.80% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,810 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 8.80% | | Maryland average: | 7.95% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.44% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,539 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.44% | | Maryland average: | 8.13% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Preston:
- WBIS (1190 AM; 50 kW; ANNAPOLIS, MD; Owner: NATIONS RADIO, LLC)
- WWGB (1030 AM; daytime; 50 kW; INDIAN HEAD, MD; Owner: GOOD BODY MEDIA, LLC)
- WTGM (960 AM; 10 kW; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WJWL (900 AM; 11 kW; GEORGETOWN, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WCBM (680 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: WCBM MARYLAND, INC.)
- WTEM (980 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WWLG (1370 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: M-10 BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPGC (1580 AM; 50 kW; MORNINGSIDE, MD; Owner: INFINITY WPGC(AM), INC.)
- WBAL (1090 AM; 50 kW; BALTIMORE, MD; Owner: HEARST RADIO, INC.)
- WVCH (740 AM; 50 kW; CHESTER, PA; Owner: WVCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTOP (1500 AM; 50 kW; WASHINGTON, DC; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
- WGOP (700 AM; daytime; 25 kW; WALKERSVILLE, MD; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WMET (1150 AM; 50 kW; GAITHERSBURG, MD; Owner: BELTWAY ACQUISITION CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Preston:
- WAAI (100.9 FM; HURLOCK, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING, L.C.)
- WTDK (107.1 FM; FEDERALSBURG, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING, L.C.)
- WINX-FM (94.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MD; Owner: CWA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSCL (89.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC.)
- WCEI-FM (96.7 FM; EASTON, MD; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WCEM-FM (106.3 FM; CAMBRIDGE, MD; Owner: MTS BROADCASTING L.C.)
- WGBG (98.5 FM; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WKDB (95.3 FM; LAUREL, DE; Owner: GREAT SCOTT BROADCASTING)
- WLVW-FM (105.5 FM; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WXPZ (101.3 FM; MILFORD, DE; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WRNR-FM (103.1 FM; GRASONVILLE, MD; Owner: EMPIRE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Preston:
- WMDT (Channel 47; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: DELMARVA BROADCAST SERVICE GENERAL PARTNERSHIP)
- WBOC-TV (Channel 16; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: WBOC, INC.)
- WDPB (Channel 64; SEAFORD, DE; Owner: WHYY, INC.)
- WCPB (Channel 28; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: MARYLAND PUBLIC BROADCASTING COMMISSION)
- W38BN (Channel 38; SALISBURY, MD; Owner: SALISBURY EDUCATIONAL B/CTING FOUND.)
Preston, Maryland:
- Fatal accident count: 9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 12
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 9
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 15
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Maryland average:
- Fatal accident count: 258
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 373
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 61
- Fatalities: 277
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 671
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 90
See more detailed statistics of Preston fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2008 here
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3- Mark N Fisher, 4308 Langrell Road In Preston, Maryland 21655, Type: Pole, Structure height: 48.7 m, Overall height: 50.2 m, , Licensee ID: L01131867
Registrant: Telecom Capital Group, LLC, 8915 Sherbrook Court, Owings, MD 20736, Phone: (301) 802-3159, Email:
- Edward G Roach, 23573 Grove Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 70.1 m, Overall height: 73.1 m
- Tim McDougall, 21759 Marsh Creek Road (000046), Type: Tower, Structure height: 86.8 m, Overall height: 89.3 m
Registrant: American Towers, Inc., 116 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02116, Phone: (617) 585-7600
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1- 2.2 Mi Sw Of Md Rt 331 On Popular Neck, Call Sign: WNFW607, Licensee ID: L00124895
Assigned Frequencies : 861.412 MHz, 862.412 MHz, 863.412 MHz, 864.412 MHz, 865.412 MHz
Grant Date: 08/02/2001, Expiration Date: 10/04/2011
Registrant: Nextel Communications Of The Mid Atlantic Inc, 2001 Edmund Halley Drive, Reston, VA 20191, Phone: (703) 433-4000
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- 3 Mi N On Gaines Warf Rd, Call Sign: WZE608, Licensee ID: L00047577
Assigned Frequencies : 151.490 MHz
Grant Date: 05/04/1999, Expiration Date: 07/06/2004, Cancelation Date: 09/26/2004
Registrant: Ronnie Steenken, 23667 Gilpin Pt Rd, Preston, MD 21655, Phone: (410) 673-7947
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 4- 2.2 Miles Sw Of Md Rte 331 On Popular Neck Road, Call Sign: KNKC290, Licensee ID: L00009119
Assigned Frequencies : 43.5600 MHz
Grant Date: 05/18/1999, Expiration Date: 04/01/2009, Cancelation Date: 11/12/2004
Registrant: Dover Radio Page, Inc., 2000 Northwood Drive, Salisbury, MD 21801, Phone: (410) 749-2337 - 2.2 Miles Sw Of Md. Route 331 On Poplar Neck Road, Call Sign: KNKC939, Licensee ID: L00009119
Assigned Frequencies : 454.425 MHz
Expiration Date: 04/01/1999, Cancelation Date: 06/05/1999
Registrant: Dover Radio Page, Inc., 2000 Northwood Drive, Salisbury, MD 21810 - On Poplar Neck Rd., 2.2 Miles Sw Of Md Route 331, Call Sign: KNKM443, Licensee ID: L00009119
Assigned Frequencies : 152.810 MHz
Grant Date: 04/07/2009, Expiration Date: 04/01/2019
Registrant: Dover Radio Page, Inc., 2000 Northwood Drive, Salisbury, MD 21801, Phone: (410) 749-2337 - S Side Of Grove Rd 2800' W Of Md Rt 16, Call Sign: KGC602
Assigned Frequencies : 152.630 MHz
Grant Date: 06/10/2008, Expiration Date: 07/01/2018, Certifier: John Adiletta
Registrant: Hall, Estill, Hardwick, Gable, Golden & Nelson, P.C., 1120 20th Street, N.W., Suite 700 North, Washington, DC 22314, Phone: (202) 973-1210, Fax: (202) 973-1212, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Preston)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 5- Aircraft: FISHER FLYING PRODUCTS FP-303 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 146BC , Serial Number: 3229, Year manufactured: 2005, Airworthiness Date: 10/21/2005
Registrant (Individual): Bruce W Clendaniel, 6359 Harmony Rd, Preston, MD 21655 - Aircraft: ERCOUPE 415-C (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2500H , Serial Number: 3125, Year manufactured: 1946, Airworthiness Date: 07/16/1956
Registrant (Individual): Linda M Nabb, 4025 Harmony Rd, Preston, MD 21655 - Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES (75 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 35059 , Serial Number: 6064, Year manufactured: 1940
Registrant (Individual): Raymond M Wessells, Rfd 1, Preston, MD 21655 - Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6993H , Serial Number: 20238, Year manufactured: 1946
Registrant (Corporation): Tidewater Dusting Service, , Preston, MD 21655 - Aircraft: PIPER J3C-65 (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 67 mph), Engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 6999H , Serial Number: 20244, Year manufactured: 1946
Registrant (Individual): Raymond Martin Wessells, Rfd 1, Preston, MD 21655
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 29
- Hazardous Condition: 16
- Good Intent Call: 2
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Preston, MD
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